Sexagenary cycle · position 54 of 60
丁巳
Yin Fire Snake 丁巳: 1917, 1977, 2037, 2097 Years & Na Yin
丁巳 Dīng–Sì is pillar 54 of 60: Yin Fire over the Snake’s Fire branch, with Na Yin Earth in the sand 沙中土. It names 1917, 1977, 2037, 2097 and returns as a day pillar every 60 days.
What is fixed inside 丁巳
Earth in the sand
Earth in the sand is a mixed, workable ground rather than a completed wall or roof. The classical image places it before final form, with moisture contributing to its usefulness. In a day-pillar reading, this becomes a symbol of receptivity and formation: a setting can support development while still leaving its own arrangement open.
沙中土
- English association
- Earth in the sand
- Associated phase
- 土 Earth
- Shares this Na Yin
- 丙辰 Yang Fire Dragon
The 巳 Si coordinate
- Animal
- Snake
- Branch polarity
- Yin
- Double hour
- 09:00–10:59
- Month opens at
- 立夏 Start of Summer
- Direction
- South-southeast
Inside this branch · 藏干
Hidden stems carried by 巳
The relationship name below compares each interior stem with 丁 Ding as the reference stem.
- 01
丙
Primary interior stem
劫财 Rob Wealth - 02
庚
Middle interior stem
正财 Direct Wealth - 03
戊
Residual interior stem
伤官 Hurting Officer
Where 丁巳 returns
- Cycle position
- 54 / 60
- Ten-position decade · 旬
- 甲寅
- Stem stage at this branch
- 帝旺 Prosperity
Annual returns in the supported range
Every occurrence from 1901 through 2099 is shown.
- 1917丁巳
- 1977丁巳
- 2037丁巳
- 2097丁巳
丁巳 as a day pillar
Ding’s classical description combines a yielding exterior with inner brightness. Its Day Master image lends itself to focused attention, thoughtful expression and care sustained through repeated small acts. The emphasis is on keeping something meaningful alight. Wood’s presence and the chart’s seasonal setting give this reading more substance than treating every Ding person as equally quiet or intense.
丁 above 巳
The stem and branch both carry Fire, so this pair repeats one phase rather than linking two phases. The day branch holds Bing 丙 (Rob Wealth), Geng 庚 (Direct Wealth), Wu 戊 (Hurting Officer) relative to this Day Master.